Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
156th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0216 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1974
All-time low
0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2005
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.0216 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2005.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 156th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0189 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0189 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0197 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0197 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0214 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0216 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0207 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0207 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0207 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0207 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0207 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0197 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0185 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0172 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0131 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0131 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre, 42% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre, 45% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0189 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0216 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0197 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0131 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 153 Jordan 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 154 Cayman Islands 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 155 Aruba 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 157 Bahrain 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 158 New Caledonia 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 159 United States Virgin Islands 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.79 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0216 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1974.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 156th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.